The multi-award winning designer behind the Basilica Couture label, Ms Panatou, has been a pioneer in the Australian bridal fashion industry for over 30 years. Her Greek heritage inspired her to use the name "Basilica", for her distinguished label and salon. She was one of the first Australian designers to exhibit her bridal collection at the New York Couture Fashion Week held at the Waldorf Astoria, in Manhattan in 2006 and the first Australian designer to be asked to exhibit at the Fiera Milano, Italy in 2008.

She creates exquisite wedding gowns and sophisticated evening gowns for the bridal mothers and the bridal party. Her chic salon also showcases ready to wear gowns by international designers Badgley Mischka and Anne Barge. By appointment only, the Basilica Couture salon is a must for the discerning woman who appreciates style, quality and personal service. Like Us On Facebook: Basilica Couture.

Your wedding is a landmark occasion in your life and choosing your wedding gown is one of the most important decisions to be made when planning a wedding. The Basilica Couture salon provides an exquisite range of gowns and accessories for the brides and bridesmaids and we invite you to book an appointment to view the designer gowns we offer, to find the perfect gowns for you and your bridal party.

At her chic Drummoyne salon, she not only offers her own tailor made signature bridal and evening gowns that are created in her Sydney workrooms, but she also showcases imported wedding, bridesmaids and evening gowns, shoes, jewellery and accessories from some of the world's most famous labels, Badgley Mischka and Anne Barge. who were selected based on their couture quality and commitment to artistic excellence. Ms Panatou has worked closely with these designers and with their assistance has hand picked each gown to ensure that she has created a unique and varied collection for Australian brides to choose from. The imported collections, exclusive only to our salon are ready to wear and are ordered once we take your measurements, then any necessary modifications and adjustments are done in our salon by our experienced seamstresses.

Consultations times are by appointment only and usually 1 - 1 ½ hours in duration, so that our clients are personally attended to ensuring that they receive our undivided attention with our salon entirely devoted to them and their bridal party. We work along side our clients to select the gowns to suit their style, figure and personality. There is no charge for an appointment but we do require a minimum of 24 hours notice to cancel or another appointment will not be offered and we also ask that each bride is only accompanied by a maximum of 2 people unless previously arranged with us. To stay informed about our latest news and collections, follow us on our Blog and Facebook. Appointments are advised to try on our gowns. Like us on Facebook: Basilica Couture